Search results for "Fatherhood"
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Is fatherhood allowed? : Media discourses of fatherhood in organizational life
2019
It has been claimed that in the context of organizations and management, fathers are invisible. One source of tension for fathers who work and who want to participate in family life is that even though involved fatherhood is emerging in many western societies, a family-oriented male identity is likely to be problematic for men in organizations. This article aims to contribute to a better understanding of a professional and managerial men's work-family relationship using discourse analysis on data from three different media sources in Finland, published during 1990-2015. We identified two competing discourses: one of stasis, the other of change. The stasis discourse is constructed around tra…
Metanarrative of the "New Father" and Narratives of Young Finnish First-Time Fathers
2011
The metanarrative of the "new father" has become well-established in both the public and academic discourses on families. This study analyzes the narratives and storylines about fatherhood told by young Finnish first-time fathers, and examines the interrelationship between these narratives and the metanarrative of the "new father." Three different narratives were identified—the modern, the transition and the postmodern narratives of fathering. Although constructed differently, all three narratives engaged with the metanarrative of the new father by reflecting on it and by drawing a distinction between their perceptions of fatherhood and the narratives of the past. In conclusion, the idea of…
Paternal masculinities in early fatherhood: dominant and counter narratives by Finnish first-time fathers
2013
In this article, we seek to extend understanding of the role of gender in early fatherhood by examining narratives of paternal masculinities, that is, the social and cultural constructions of gendered practices and conventions produced by men on their roles as male parents. The data comprised interviews with 44 Finnish first-time fathers (aged 20-42 years) living in a heterosexual relationship. The narrative of the “decent father,” was identified as the dominant narrative of paternal masculinity in early fatherhood. Although the narrative was characterized by some important gendered differences, it was also in line with the well-known concept of the “new father.” Two counter narratives, la…
Fathers’ narratives on support and agency : a case study of fathers in a Finnish child welfare NGO
2017
In Finland, one of the Nordic countries, shared parenting is widely supported through, e.g. family policies and legislation. This is also evident in daily parental practices, as fathers’ share in childcare has increased notably since the late 1980s. Unfortunately, this is not the whole picture of Finnish and Nordic fatherhood: practitioners in child welfare also encounter many fathers with various problems in parenting and life management. In this article, we examine the narratives of fathers who have sought and received support from a Finnish nationwide child welfare NGO. Our research question is: What types of narratives on seeking and receiving support and on their agency do fathers prod…
Can fathers' leave take-up dismantle gendered parental responsibilities? Evidence from Finland
2022
Objective: This article reports on the associations of fathers' leave take-up with parents' care responsibilities when their child is around four years old. Background: In families with small children women continue to do more parental care work than men. Several studies, however, have suggested that fathers who take up parental leave also take more responsibility for childcare. Method: We applied logistic regression analysis to Finnish survey data collected in 2019 from the mothers and fathers of four-year-old children to find out whether father’s take-up and length of leave is related to fathers taking equal or more responsibility for different dimensions of parental responsibilities, inc…
Fathers’ Leave Take-Up in Finland : Motivations and Barriers in a Complex Nordic Leave Scheme
2019
Despite being the first country in the world to introduce paternity leave in 1978, Finland’s current national leave scheme is complex with regard to incentivizing fathers’ take-up. Taking the unique Finnish leave scheme as a case example, this article examines fathers’ motivations and barriers to leave. Although research on fathers’ take-up of leave in divergent leave policy contexts has increased dramatically, fathers’ motivations and barriers to leave have remained underresearched. The article reports on a survey sample of 852 Finnish fathers of infants who were taking paternity, parental, and other forms of leave, drawn from the Population Register Center. Results show that less than 20%…
IL PADRE E LA COSTRUZIONE DI UNA NUOVA IDENTITÀ GENITORIALE NELL’ITALIA DEGLI ANNI CINQUANTA
2016
La società tardo-moderna viene considerata una società senza padri: da un lato si denuncia la morte o l’eclisse del padre, dall’altro lato si auspica un suo ritorno. Prendendo l’avvio dalla contemporaneità, l’articolo analizza la fine della paternità come un fenomeno di lunga durata che riguarda la crisi del codice paterno autoritario e ne ricerca le radici nel piano della ricerca storica soffermandosi sull’Italia degli anni Cinquanta. Attraverso fonti audiovisive e letterarie viene ricostruita un’identità paterna che non sembra corrispondere a quella maggiormente diffusa nell’immaginario collettivo: essa non appare rassicurante, decisa, autoritaria, ma fragile, ambigua e da decifrare. Si t…
Miano P, Calvo R, (2012) La dimensione della genitorialità in un ospedale psichiatrico giudiziario.
2012
Parenting skills are expressed through providing care and support during a child's life- cycle; fatherhood is built up through a caring approach that facilitates the mentalization of parental relationships. Detention in a psychiatric prison represents a particular condition that influences the parental dimension negatively, both as a consequence of separation and the progressive loss of parenting skills. We analysed parenting skills (AAPI-2 Bavolek, Keene 1999) and parenting representations (semi-structured interview) in 4 fathers interned in a psychiatric prison. Data allowed us to highlight low-medium scores on the AAPI-2 scale and a tendency to renunciation of the parental role: fatherho…
Rodzicielstwo zastępcze w powiecie kędzierzyńsko-kozielskim
2020
W artykule przedstawiono działania powiatu kędzierzyńsko-kozielskiego realizowane w ramach projektów na rzecz tworzenia i wsparcia rodzin zastępczych. Zaprezentowano także wyniki badań empirycznych dotyczących czynników osobowych warunkujących poziom zaangażowania ojców zastępczych w realizację rodzicielskiej działalności w rodzinnych domach dziecka, obejmujących swym zasięgiem m.in. powiat kędzierzyńsko- -kozielski. W podsumowaniu zaakcentowano zasadność podejmowanych inicjatyw przyczyniających się do wypracowania efektywnych form pozyskiwania rodzin zastępczych oraz podniesienia jakości ich funkcjonowania i w konsekwencji poprawy sytuacji dziecka w pieczy zastępczej.
Discussions of Fatherhood in Male Batterer Treatment Group
2013
The aim of this study was to examine how men who have perpetrated violence toward their partners and participated in batterer group talked about being a father and how they perceived their own fatherhood. The discussion in the group was analyzed qualitatively by using the methods of content analysis. In traditional fatherhood, they talked about avoidant, passiveness, distant, indifference, and authoritative controlling ways of acting. These men also created an image of themselves as active and caring fathers, thus including empathy and nurture in the concept of fatherhood. This new fatherhood was considered an achieved goal and an objective for the men as being a father. Talking about fath…